Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano.
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi, has stated Nigerian youths should take the lead within the international know-how area, stressing that the company is working to make {that a} actuality.
Inuwa, who spoke in an interview with journalists on the Global Tech Africa (GTA) Conference 2026 held in Kano on Thursday, described the occasion as a platform for utilizing know-how to speed up industrialisation, increase market entry and strengthen regional commerce throughout Africa.
He stated NITDA is dedicated to supporting Nigerian tech and innovation as a pathway to nationwide prosperity and job creation.
“We want to support Nigerian tech and innovation and make sure our youth are leading in global technology. We can’t build prosperity in isolation, we need to build stakeholders in a productive manner, that is why we are supporting conferences like this in the country,” he stated.
He defined that driving prosperity via know-how requires deliberate funding in folks, significantly via schooling, mentorship and creating platforms that encourage younger innovators to construct and scale options.
The NITDA DG added that by strengthening collaboration amongst authorities, the personal sector and the innovation neighborhood, Nigeria can place itself competitively within the international digital financial system.
Themed “Connecting Africa, Accelerating Growth,” with the sub-theme “Industrialisation, Market Access & the Sahel Gateway,” the occasion was organised by Futuremap Foundation, NITDA, MTN Nigeria and Qorebox Solutions, with help from a number of know-how and improvement organisations.
In his remarks, Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, represented by the Director-General of the Kano State Information Technology Development Agency, Dr. Bashir Muzakkari, welcomed policymakers and builders and warranted them that the state authorities would contribute to creating new improvements and applied sciences for the advantage of its folks, particularly the teeming youth.
He stated the occasion would provide contributors the chance to hitch the worldwide tech ecosystem and push ahead new concepts and alternatives that will profit all.
“As a state government, we have done a lot in not only developing the capacity of our people, but we have gone a long way in the new era of technology where we support talents and creativity that open a new era of technology,” he stated.
